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The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Materials
Machine Learning increasingly is being used to aid material discovery, since it can drastically speed up the process
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How a Small Class at Caltech Helped Launch a Computer Revolution
Carver Mead will delivery his Kyoto Prize Presentation on March 15.
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Solving Pompeii's Shattered Puzzles with Israeli Robot
A robot and algorithm developed at Israel's Ben-Gurion University will be used to reassemble 15,000 stones that had been part of elaborate frescoes in Pompeii before...
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DHS' Biometric Rally Reveals Strong Capabilities Reliant on Camera Configuration
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate released results from its 2022 Biometric Technology Rally to assess the accuracy of facial...
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What Gucci, Others Learned from the Metaverse
Luxury retailers are capitalizing on the metaverse, with some using the virtual environment to identify trends and roll out new products.
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White House Pushes for Mandatory Regulations, More Offensive Cyber Action under National Cyber Strategy
The plan touts many of the cybersecurity regulations already handed down for oil and natural gas pipelines, aviation, rail, and water systems, but it notes that...
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Using AI to Listen to Jordan's Date Palms
Startup Palmear has developed a device that uses acoustic artificial intelligence to identify early signs of red palm weevil infestations of date palm trees.
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Are Our Pets Leaking Information About Us?
Computer scientists in the U.K. found security and privacy vulnerabilities among 40 Android applications for pets and farm animals.
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CISA Director Calls on Tech Companies to Build Security into Products
The strategy is expected to target the common vulnerabilities found in tech vendors' products.
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Tesla Pauses Rollout of Driving-Assist Software
The Full Self-Driving Beta system is subject to a recall in the U.S. involving 363,000 vehicles.
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Chip for Decoding Data Transmissions Demonstrates Record-Breaking Energy Efficiency
The Ordered Reliability Bits Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding decoder chip uses a more energy-efficient technique for decoding data transmissions based on...
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With Human Metalworkers Hard to Come By, Robotic Blacksmiths Step Up
Chatsworth, CA-based startup Machina Labs has developed an automated metalworking system in the midst of a metalworker shortage.
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Wilson's 3D-Printed Basketball of the Future Is Full of Holes but Never Goes Flat
Wilson's prototype "airless" basketball debuted during the 2023 NBA All-Star Game festivities.
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Fending off Cyberattacks on Collaborative Robots
Hackers leverage IoT, IIoT vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to cobots.
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